Trough



G. G. BAYNE AND J. C. HOEHNEN.

TROUGH.

APPLICATION FILED MN. 20, I92I.

Patented June 6,1922.

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TROUGH. APPLICATION .FlLED JAN-20, I92]- 1 I 1,418,516. I w t d un 6,1922.

i 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- GEORGE G. Barns AND: JOHN chrronnnir lv, .01BUSHNELiiQ rrinmors.

THOUGH.

To all whom 2'25 may concern:

Be itknown that we, GEORGE G. BAYNE and Join? C. JTSIOEHNEN, citizens ofthe United States, and residents of the city of Bushnell,

in the county of McDonough and State of Illinois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in a Trough; and we do hereby declare thatthe following is a full,

clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon,which forma part of this specification. I

Thisinvention relates to improvements in atrough and more particularlyto that typeof trough which is constructed entirely of stamped metal.portionsheld in fixedrela tion by riveting, weldin'g, or otherwise.Troughs of the type under consideration are largely used as containersfor liquid and semi-liquid foods for animals, and in the construction ofthe same the factors of strength and durability must necessarily be.

combined in a construction which may be economically manufactured. It 1salso desirable that the interior of the trough be easily accessible forcleaningand that there be no recesses in said interior where the feet orlegs of the animals may be caught during feeding.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a strong durabletrough which may be entirely constructed from compara-' r 'snpportingportions comprising single pieces of stamped metal. 1 r I It is animportant object of this invention to provide a trough having a bodyportion constructed of a single piece of comparatively thin sheet metaland having outwardly sloping end portions with flat inner surfacesintegrally formed thereon.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparentfrom the disclosures in the drawings and specification.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings andhereinafter more fully described' Specification of Letters Patent.Patented June Application filed January 20, 1921. Serial No. 438,538;

Ont-he drawingsz Figure 1 is a top 'planviewp-fa trough" embodying theprinciples'of this invention.

Figure 2 is Figure 1-.

Figure. 8 is a top plan view showing a 7Q;

ta y portion of the modified tro h;

FlguFe 1 an'end a on-of the trough shown 1n Flgure 7, and a a section onthe line 2'2 of" y p a a Figure 3 is section, on the line 3 -3 of} I 1sa slde elevation'iwith parts in Figure [10 is a transverse verticalsection thereof.

As shownon'the drawingsf l I The body of the trough of this inventioncomprises a hollow longitudinal portion 1 which is preferably stampedfrom sheet" metal and which, as shown in Figure 3', is of".substantially arcuate cross-section. I Integral outwardly slopingflattened end portions 2 are formed onsaid body portion 1 by fore ingthe material thereof attheendsof said portions upwardly and inwardly ina" press which-acts to flatten said end portions 2 and force thematerial outwardly toward the walls of the longitudinal portion 1 sothat only small spaces 3 are left between said end portions and thelongitudinal portion 1. This restriction 1n size Ofthe'spaces 3 obviatesthe danger of the feet of-animals being caught therein, and alsoprevents the accumulation i of any considerable portion of food'in'saidspaces Integralliy'formed on the longitudinal edges of the -member'1 areoutwardly extending horizontal flanges 4 and said flanges 41; are turneddownwardly 1 and inwardly to form inwardly opening channel membersalongthe edges off the trough, as clearly shown 1n F1gure 3,-and

end. of the trough are horizontal flanges 5 I which extend outwardlyfrom and areinte-y engaged in said channel members at each of said endsupporting structures. The top portions of the trough at the endsthereof are 'engaged by corrugated stamped metal cover 'platesS, whichare supported on the top of the flanges 4: and the edges of which arebent downwardly at 9 and 10 over the end portion 2 and the upwardlyextending member 6. "lhe provision of said corrugated plates 8 adds tothe strength of the end supporting structure and also to the transverserigidity of the trough and in order to secure the structure firmlytogether vrivets 11 arepre'ferably engaged through the ends of saidplate and'extend downwardly to the horizontal flangese and thehorizontalflanges 5 on the upwardly extending member 6. Additionalrigidity in the trough structure may be provided by means of transversebraces 12 which extend across the top of thetrough intermediate the endsthereof, and are riveted to the flanges 4.

In ."the modified trough construction shown in Figures 7 to 10inclusive, the end supporting structures are formed from a single. pieceof stamped metal and comprise transverse'upright supporting portions 13which are provided with side braces 14 which have inwardly benthorizontal-portions 15 engaging the under side of the horizon'talflanges 4 while inwardly bent hori zontal plates 16, integral with saidportions 13, form cover plates for the ends of the trough and areprovided with downwardly bent portions '17 en 'a 'ed over the outvardl.i b b inclined end member 2.

Said end supporting structures are secured to the trough by ,means ofrivets 18 engaged through the I cover plates 16 thereon and extendingthrough the horizontal flanges 4 and the horizontal portion 15 of thebracing members let. In order that said end supporting structures may beconveniently secured to a floor or other supporting-surface, the lowerends of the members 13 are provided with outwardly extending integralhorizontal flanges 19, as clearly shown in Figures 7 and 8.

It will be apparent from the foregoing specification that this inventionprovides a trough which may be economically manufactured entirely fromstamped metal sections, and that a minimum number of fas tening devicesare necessary to secure said sections together. The'provision of thefiatoutwardly sloping end in conjunction with the semi-cylindrical troughmember provides a trough having a smooth interior which is easy to keepclean and in which there is no opportunity for the feet or legs of theanimals feeding therefrom to be caught. It is of course understood thatthe rivets which are used for securing various portions together may beentirely dispensed with and electricwelding, crimping or other suitablemeans employed in lieu thereof.

We are aware that numerous details of construction may be varied througha;wide range without departing from the principles of this invention,and we therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwisethan necess tated by ,VVe claim as our invention:

A. sheet metal trough comprising-a semi- I cylindrical body, obliqueplane end portions,

the sides of said body projecting beyond,

said plane end portions, connecting metal between said end portionsandsaid body the prior art comprising parts nearly parallel to the sidesof said body and being close to said sides where said. sides projectbeyond said plane end portions, all constituting one integral.

piece of sheet metal, a flange integral with the side edges of saidbody, supporting means extending across the end of the body beneath thesame, reinforcing means extend.

ing across and covering the upper edges of the end portions, and commonsecuring means fastening said reinforcing means and said support to saidflange, the flange being G. K. COOPER, H. H. TuoK. v

